Fry Definition

frī

fried, fries, frying

verb

fried, fries, frying

To cook over direct heat in hot oil or fat.

American Heritage

To cook or be cooked in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in hot fat or oil.

Webster's New World

To subject or be subjected to the painful or destructive effects of intense heat.

Webster's New World

To destroy (electronic circuitry) with excessive heat or current.

American Heritage

To electrocute or be electrocuted.

Webster's New World

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noun

fries

A french fry.

Ordered fries as a side dish.

American Heritage

Young fish.

Webster's New World

A fried food.

Webster's New World

Small adult fish, esp. when in large groups.

Webster's New World

Fried potatoes.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Fry

Singular:

fry

Plural:

From Middle English fry (“seed, offspring”), from Old Norse frjó (“seed, semen”), from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą (“seed, semen, offspring”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per-, *(s)prei- (“to strew, sow”). Cognate with Icelandic frjó (“pollen, seed”), Icelandic fræ (“seed”), Swedish frö (“seed, embryo, grain, germ”), Danish frø (“seed”), Gothic [script?] (fraiw, “seed”).

From Wiktionary
From Middle English frien, from Old French frire, from Latin frīgere (“to roast, fry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Cognate with Ancient Greek φρύγω (phrugō, “I roast, bake”), Sanskrit भृज्ज् (bhṛjjati, “to roast, grill, fry”), भृग् (bhṛg, “the crackling of fire”)

From Wiktionary
Middle English fri probably from Anglo-Norman frie from Old French frier, froyer to rub, spawn from Latin fricāre to rub

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English frien from Old French frire from Latin frīgere

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition